Table 3A.

Distribution of MRSA isolates on fomites of the five public facilities identified in the total collected samples (2600]

		Isolates confirmed as MRSA
Swap site	Total No. of collected samples	Hospitals (n = 574)	Universities (n = 1108)	Schools (n = 458)	Transportation sites (n = 337)	Markets (n = 123)	Total No. of MRSA isolates
Wash roomsa	295	2	10	5		-	20
Toilet seats	103	5	9	-	-	-	14
Toilet door handles	472	17	14	6	-	-	37
Door handles	274	10	1	2	-	-	13
Elevators	94	2	2	-	-	-	4
Student disks	680	-	15	9	-	-	24
Toilet flushes	54	-	5	-	-	-	5
Hospital receptions	77	10	-	-	-	-	10
Chairs	60	9	-	-		-	9
Markets and Othersb,c	154	2	-		-	4	6
Publicd trans	337	-	-	-	19	-	18
Total	2600	57	56	22	19	4	158
% of total samples		10	5	4.8	5.6	2.5
% of MRSA		36.1	35.4	14	12	2.5

^aWash room include all touched surfaces in the toilet except toilet seats, toilet door handles and toilet flushes,

^bOther include hand prints and coffee machines

^cMarkets include electronic exchangers, counter tops and carriages; ^d transprotation n: total collected samples of each public facility.